"in Marcinelle, a suburb of Charleroi. On 6 August 2016, a man attacked two policewomen with a machete. Charleroi is home to a number of champion teams in various sports. Spirou Charleroi in basketball has been an eight-times winner in the Basketball League Belgium. La Villette Charleroi in table tennis is the most successful club in the Champions League with five titles and has been the Belgian champion multiple times. Action 21 Charleroi in futsal has won one UEFA Futsal Cup and nine titles in the Belgian Division 1. In football, Royal Charleroi SC and ROC Charleroi have finished second"
"in the Belgian Pro League. The 30,000-capacity Stade du Pays de Charleroi was a venue at UEFA Euro 2000. Charleroi Charleroi (, ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By January 1, 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of with a total population of 522,522 by January 1, 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, and Ghent. The inhabitants are called ""Carolorégiens"" or simply ""Carolos"". The municipality of Charleroi straddles both"
"R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions, with five trophies, as well as in the Belgian domestic league, with 34 championship wins. They have also won nine Belgian Cups and hold the record for most consecutive Belgian championship titles, winning five between the 1963–64 and 1967–68 seasons. Founded in 1908, the club first reached the highest level in Belgian"
"club before being appointed manager, including Jean Dockx, who served three times as caretaker before being appointed manager. In 1993, Brussels D71 became Anderlecht's women team. The team has won three Leagues and five Cups since. R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions, with five trophies, as well as in the Belgian domestic league, with 34 championship wins. They"
"Beveren and in 1992–93 to Standard Liège. Sporting Charleroi have a long-standing rivalry with city other club ROC de Charleroi-Marchienne, currently playing in the third division. Charleroi play their home matches at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi, which was refurbished for the UEFA Euro 2000. The stadium hosted 3 group stage games in the Euro 2000 among which the 1–0 victory of England against Germany. Charleroi have been recruiting several French players in recent years, including Michaël Ciani, Cyril Théréau and goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait. Charleroi Sporting Club was founded in 1904 and they received the matricule n°22. Twenty years"
"the following year's winter transfer window, he signed a contract with R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgium. Martos was relegated from the Pro League in his first year, but achieved promotion in his first full season after only missing three league matches. Francisco Martos Francisco Javier 'Javi' Martos Espigares (born 4 January 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Belgian club R. Charleroi S.C. as a right back. He spent most of his professional career with Charleroi, having signed with the club in January 2011. Born in Alamedilla, Province of Granada, Martos spent one full decade in FC Barcelona's youth"
"Francisco Martos Francisco Javier 'Javi' Martos Espigares (born 4 January 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Belgian club R. Charleroi S.C. as a right back. He spent most of his professional career with Charleroi, having signed with the club in January 2011. Born in Alamedilla, Province of Granada, Martos spent one full decade in FC Barcelona's youth system, but only represented the C-team as a senior. On 20 May 2006 he played his first and only La Liga game, replacing also youth graduate Andrea Orlandi in the second half of a 1–3 loss against Athletic Bilbao at the"
"CE Carroi Club Esportiu Carroi is an Andorran football club based in the capital city of Andorra la Vella. The club currently plays in Segona Divisió. Founded in 2014 as a football academy CE Carroi has been a successful club at the national youth level also taking part in internationally renowned youth competitions in Europe, such as the Mediterranean International Cup or the Andorra International Cup. Although, the club is known by his football academy and school, in July 2015 CE Carroi created a senior team to compete at the highest levels in the country thus being admitted in Segona"
"French League (though a separate sovereign entity); Welsh clubs Cardiff City, Swansea City and Newport County A.F.C. participate in the English League; Berwick Rangers, situated in England, play in the Scottish Professional Football League. Derry City, situated in Northern Ireland, plays in the Republic of Ireland-based League of Ireland and the 7 native Liechtensteinian teams play in the Swiss Leagues. UEFA runs official international competitions in Europe and some countries of Northern, Southwestern and Central Asia for national teams and professional clubs, known as ""UEFA competitions"", some of which are regarded as the world's most prestigious tournaments. The UEFA is"
"England, Bulgaria and Australia, then retired from playing professionally for 3 years until he joined FC Dordrecht in 2015. Slory has also played for the Netherlands national football team. Slory was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, where he lived until he was seven years old. Slory's father is a former player of the Surinamese football club S.V. Robinhood and the Suriname national football team, where he played as an attacking midfielder. Slory left Suriname when his mother started to study in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands Slory first lived in Zaandam, North Holland. After two months the family moved to Heemskerk,"
"Arsenal F.C. in European football Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. The club's first European football match was played against Copenhagen XI on 25 September 1963, and it has since participated in European club competitions on several occasions, most of which organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Arsenal has won two European honours: the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1970 and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1994 – the latter title recognised by the European confederation. The club played the 1994 European Super Cup and repeated its presence in the"
"of Midlothian in the hope of securing them a deal at a bigger club in the future. Having a feeder club in wealthy countries, where football is gaining a gradually better reputation, has also proved to be very beneficial. Countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan, China and South Korea are good examples. Alternatively, some clubs within the European Union have used feeder teams to sign non-EU players and then naturalize them in an EU country, to overcome visa regulations, for example English team Liverpool F.C. has an agreement with Belgian side KRC Genk. The National Football League is"
"the sporting charleroi fans and joined 2005 to FC Brussels after 42 games in two year was released from FC Brussels. In November 2008 signed for FC Inter Turku played only one Liigacup match and joined than two months later to K.V. Red Star Waasland. He is a central defender/defensive midfielder. Kargbo plays for the Leone's Star, Sierra Leone senior soccer team. Kargbo made his international debut for Sierra Leone against Mali on September 5, 2006 in Freetown. Since his debut he has been a regular in the Sierra Leone national team. His older brother is Sierra Leonean international defender"
"He turned back to his homeland Belgium and signed for a half year with Royale Entente Sportive Couvin-Mariembourg. In summer joined from Royale Entente Sportive Couvin-Mariembourg on 12 August 2009 to Boussu Dour Borinage. Charly Konstantinidis Charalambos Konstantinidis (born 25 June 1985 in Charleroi) is a Belgian football player of Greek descent, he currently plays for RJS Heppignies-Lambusart-Fleurus. Konstantinidis began his career 1990 with RES Couvin-Mariembourg, before was transferred in summer 1992 to R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne, after eleven years with ROC Charleroi signed for local rival R. Charleroi S.C.. He played two years in the youth side for Charleroi and"
"and symbols: Arsenal F.C. in European football Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. The club's first European football match was played against Copenhagen XI on 25 September 1963, and it has since participated in European club competitions on several occasions, most of which organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Arsenal has won two European honours: the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1970 and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1994 – the latter title recognised by the European confederation. The club played the 1994 European Super Cup and repeated its presence"
"70 caps and appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he was awarded the Golden Glove as best goalkeeper of the tournament as the Belgians came third. Courtois was born in the city of Bree in Flanders, to a Walloon father and a Flemish mother. He began his career with local side Bilzen V.V., as a left back. Soon after, in 1999, he joined Racing Genk at the age of seven, and it was there that he was converted into a goalkeeper. Courtois progressed through the Genk youth system, where"
"= drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against. From the quarter-finals upwards: (5 cups) + ""(4 finals)"" European Cup/UEFA Champions League: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2) + ""(2)"": UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (1) + ""(2)"": UEFA Super Cup (2): Club ranking for 2016–17 European season (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA Club Coefficients in parentheses) R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football The first time R. S. C. Anderlecht qualified for European football was in 1955. The last time they were in European football was in 2018. In that time-frame they have won 5 titles in European"
"the top divisions of four countries in Europe: the English Premier League, Dutch Eredivisie, Spanish La Liga, and Italian Serie A. The teams included in this European Clubs version of the game was based the 2004–05 season and Sega started distributing the game more widely outside of Asia; the countries included the Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, the UAE and the UK. The successful expansion of the game was followed by a sequel to the European Clubs version in late 2006. This time, the game included teams from six countries in Europe: England, France (Ligue 1), Germany (Bundesliga), Netherlands, Italy,"
"du sport"" (""the spirit of sport""). It sponsors White Star Woluwe F.C., Mouscron, Union SG and Zulte Waregem in Belgium, NEC Nijmegen and PEC Zwolle until 2015/2016 season in the Netherlands; EA Guingamp and Clermont Foot, also US Boulogne (since the 2014/15 season) in France, and FK Sloboda Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in that last year also Chrobry Głogów, as well as Zagłębie Sosnowiec in Poland and in the last FK Šiauliai, in Lithuania, KF Drita in Kosovo, FC Minsk in Belarus; in this last year Patrick Suppling Sporting San Miguelito (until 2015/16 season, and Tauro F.C. in"
"de Charleroi in Belgium. Alan Shearer had scored the winning goal in what was the twilight of his international career. With the exception of that match England had not beaten Germany in competitive football since the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final. The two sides have met on a number of important occasions in their footballing histories. They had played in the 1966 World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, in which England had beaten West Germany 4–2 after extra time. Revenge came just four years later, in the quarter-final of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico when the English side forfeited"
"Villarreal CF in European football Villarreal CF, a Spanish football club, has played in European football since 2002, in the Intertoto Cup, UEFA Cup, Champions League and Europa League. The 2005–06 season brought the club considerable European success and recognition, due to their consistent performances in the Champions League. In the qualifying round stage, Villarreal controversially defeated English side Everton with a 4–2 aggregate score with two 2–1 victories. In the group stage, Villarreal were to be in the same group as Portuguese champions Benfica, French club Lille, and England's Manchester United. Remaining undefeated throughout the group stage, Villarreal were"
"(1): ""For recent transfers, see List of Belgian football transfers summer 2017."" KV Mechelen Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (), often simply called KV Mechelen () or KVM, or by their former French name FC Malinois, is a Belgian professional football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp province. KV Mechelen plays in the Belgian Pro League. They have won four Belgian championships and one Belgian Cup, as well as the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1988 European Super Cup. They collected all of their honours in the 1940s and in the 1980s. KV Mechelen was founded in"
"K.V.C. Westerlo Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo (; often simply called Westerlo) is a Belgian professional football club located in the municipality of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Since 1997–98, Westerlo has been mostly playing in the Belgian Pro League, save for a short stint in the Belgian Second Division between 2012 and 2014. Their highest finish is a 6th place in 1999–00, 2003–04 and 2008–09. They have won one Belgian Cup. The only player who has ever been called up for the Belgium national football team while at Westerlo is Toni Brogno (7 caps, all of them while at"
"Burnley F.C. in European football Burnley Football Club is an English football club based in Burnley. The club was founded in 1882 and has competed in the English football league system from its conception in 1888. Their first season in Europe came when they entered the 1960–61 European Cup after winning the 1959–60 First Division Title, reaching the quarter-final stages, where they lost 5–4 on aggregate to Hamburger SV. Burnley's second appearance in European cup competition came in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the 1966–67 season. ""The Clarets""' most recent European campaign was in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. ""The"
"K.R.C. Genk in European football Koninklijke Racing Club Genk is an association football club from Genk, Belgium. The team has participated in thirteen seasons of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions, including four seasons in the Champions League, six seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, two seasons in the Intertoto Cup and one season in the Cup Winners' Cup. It has played 74 UEFA games, resulting in 32 wins, 20 draws and 22 defeats. The club's first appearance was in the 1997 Intertoto Cup. Since then, Genk has been involved in a UEFA tournament every season"
"the image of the club and re-instate their strong stance against any forms of racism. Evident to this was a campaign launched by the club to equip a village in Africa with football kits and football equipment. FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. Ruud van Nistelrooy started his professional career at this club. In 2005 they finished bottom of the Eredivisie and were"
"Racing played Kalmar FF and lost 1–10 on aggregate. They lost 0–3 at home and 1–7 away with Sully Billon scoring the only goal. ""2018–19 season"" Racing FC Union Luxembourg Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg (), usually abbreviated to Racing FC, is a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. In the summer of 2012 the club signed a partnership with financial powerhouse Europe Sports Group with the aim of reaching the UEFA Champions League or Europa League in the near future. The agency will be tasked with identifying and securing top class players from around the world"
"for the Champions League. Bruno's first professional goal came on 2 September, against Genk. On 12 June 2014, Bruno signed for Red Bull Salzburg. Bruno is a key player for Anderlecht and he wears the coveted number 10 team shirt for them. Most football pundits also say that it is only a matter of time before Bruno becomes a key player for the Belgium national team as well. Bruno is of Italian descent. Anderlecht Massimo Bruno Massimo Bruno (born 17 September 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right winger for Charleroi. Bruno finished his formation in Charleroi,"
"Chelsea F.C. in international football competitions Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London. The club's involvement in international competitions dates back to the 1950s. As champions of England, the club was invited to participate in the inaugural European Champions' Cup in 1955, but withdrew after pressure from the Football League. Three years later, Chelsea made their European debut against Stævnet in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, on 30 September 1958. Chelsea won their first European title in 1971, defeating Real Madrid to win the European Cup Winners' Cup. In 1998, they won the trophy again,"
"Football Club Huy. He scored 10 goals in 16 appearances in the 2011-12 Belgian Division 3 season before completing his one-year loan period at the Huy-based club. Sporting Club Charleroi He moved back Charleroi in 2012 Belgian Division 1 side, He scored 4 goals in 7 appearances in the 2013-14 Belgian Division 1. He moved back Charleroi in 2013 where he signed a one-year contract with Belgian Division 3 side, R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne. He scored 18 goals in 28 appearances in the 2013-14 Belgian Division 3. He was highly praised for his performances as he had earned his form back"
"national FAs - the Jersey Football Association, for example, is governed by the FA. The ConIFA European Football Cup was played in Douglas, the Isle of Man. The host place of the tournament was moved to London, England, and then to Székely Land, Romania. The tournament took place from the 13th till the 21st of June, 2015. It was the first ever European Championship between representative teams outside FIFA. The 12 representative teams: Ellan Vannin, County of Nice, Abkhazia, Nagorno Karabakh, South Ossetia, Occitania, Romani People, Franconia, Sapmi, Northern Cyprus, Szekely Land and Padania. Subsequently, 3 teams (Franconia, Monaco, Nagorno-Karabakh)"
"KV Mechelen Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (), often simply called KV Mechelen () or KVM, or by their former French name FC Malinois, is a Belgian professional football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp province. KV Mechelen plays in the Belgian Pro League. They have won four Belgian championships and one Belgian Cup, as well as the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1988 European Super Cup. They collected all of their honours in the 1940s and in the 1980s. KV Mechelen was founded in 1904 and, in 1921–22, promoted to the first division. After two successive"
"K.R.C. Genk Koninklijke Racing Club Genk () is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and have won three championship titles; in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11. They also won four Belgian Cups, most recently in 2008–09 and in 2012–13. They qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2002–03 and 2011–12 seasons. The club formed in 1988 by the merger of Waterschei Thor with KFC Winterslag, from which it took over the matricule number. It has been one of the most"